Hood for motor-cars or other vehicles.



w. H. FREEMAN. HOOD FOR MOTOR CARS OR OTHER VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-30,1914.

Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

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HOOD FOR MOTOR CARS OR OTHER VEHICLES.

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HOOD FOR MOTOR CARS OR OTHER VEHICLES.

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W., H. FREEMAN. HOOD FOR MOTOR CARS OR OTHER VEHICLES. APPLICATION FILED JAN.30,1914. 1,175,515. Patented Mar.14,1916.

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w/ r/v/stsd W. H. FREEMAN. HOOD FOR MOTOR CARS OR OTHER VEHICLES.

APPLICATION man muse, 1914. 15,1755 1 5 Patented Mar. 14,1O1O.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC WILLIAM HENRY FREEMAN, 0F CLAPHAM COMMON, LONDON, ENGLAND.

. HOOD FOB MOTOR-CARS OR OTB IE3 VEHICLES.

Application filed January 80,

The invention relates to improvements in or connected withhoods for motor cars or other vehicles. u

The primary object of the present invention is to obtain a long hood suitable for a many seated car which willextend over the entire body of the car and fold back from the front thereof without the necessity for the employment of joints inwardly folding behind the drivers seat so that the hood may be easily manipulated by one person and the invention comprises various details of construction as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanyin drawings: is a side elevation, part y in section of a hood constructed according to the present invention, fitted to a motor car. Fig. 2 represents part of Fig. 1. "Fig. 3 is a plan of one side of Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is a detail view of part of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a plan of one side there of. Fig. 6 represents part of Fig. 1, but shows the hood partly collapsed or folded. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of Fig. 6 but show ing the hood completely collapsed or folded. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of parts illustrating a slight modification and Fig. 9' is a plan thereof.

In the several 'figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference and Figs. 2, 3, 6. and 7 are drawn to an increased scale and Figs. 4, 5, 8 and 9'are drawn to a further increased scale with respect to the other figures of the drawings.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 7, a represents the body of a motor car, (4 represents the door for passengers and a represents the door for the driver. b represents a long horizontal stay which at about its mid-length is divided into two parts and these parts are united by a butt joint b, and the two parts of the long horizontal stay are, for the sake of clearness, lettered as regards the front section 12*, and as regards the after or rear Specification of Letters-Patent.

I, WlIiLIAM HENRY" the King of Great pivotally connected at b ends of falling pillars c a. which pillars are,

at their lower ends, pivotally connected to ,rearwardly of the car on body a as shown at Figs. 6 and 7 .1 The rear one 0' of the falling pillars, which mayg ige --upper ends secured b fastenings c I in the well known manner.

"of pillars are pivoted as may be clearly seen Patented ar. it, was.

1914. Serial No. 815,405.

section or part b. The front section 6* of the long horizontal'stay carries a hoop stick b 'and the sections b* b are'so arranged that the front section 71* together with its hoop stick 6 will fold upwardly as indicated by thedot and dash lines in F ig 1. The rear 'section' b of the long horizontal stay is b to the upper the'car body a at c c se that they fold down the side of the car called the back falling pillar, is arranged? near to the rear of the car other or front falling pillar c is arpaiiged to the rear of the door a. 7

At the frontof the doora are provided laterally and. inwardly falling pillars c which are pivotally connected to the car body a at c and these pillars c are at their suitable catches or of a wel known kind to. the front section 6* of the long horizontal stay H at a point infront ofthe butt jointb. The Figure 1' three'sets of pillars c c c are provided with oppositely arranged grooves c in which, in

"the erect p'os1tion of the hood as shown at Figsl 'and'2, slide window sashes d and these sashes d in their lowered positions are received into pockets d in the car body a upon the upper edges of the body. any so asto fold into recesses formed in the upper edge of the body and to become a part thereof and make the device more compact when from Fig.-7 of the drawings. To the front section b of the long horizontal stay is' pivotal-1y connected at b one end of arearwardly'; and upwardly inclined stay I), the other end of. which is connected at b to a bracket b to which is fixed a vertical board onscreen 72 which serves the purpose of a hoop stick and at the .same time stops the draft passing along the underside of the cover a: of the hood. To the other side of the wind screen I) is fixed a bracket 1) to which is pivotally connected at b one end of a rearwardly and downwardly inclined stay 6 which assists to carry the wind stop or screen I) and this stay 12 is pivotally connected at b to the rear section b of the long horizontal stay at a point adjacent to the falling pillar c.

body a and the These three sets thelatter is folded.

"1 bolt, as showii intheldi'awings which screws 9 f'through a threaded. transverse hole in the The falling pillar c has fixed to it an up-' Wardly extending and forwardly curved strap or projection c to which is pivotally connected at 0 one end of a curved link I), the other end of which is pivotally connected at b to the wardly inclined stay I) near to its axis 6 To the rear end of the rear section b of the long horizontal stay is i at b one end of an upwardly and forwardly extending stay I)" which carries another hoop stick]; and to this stay 6," is ivotally connected at b" nearto its axis b one end of a curved link 6 similar .to that 6 and the other end of-this link 6 isfpivotally connected at b to the extremityof an upwardly-and forwardly projecting piece" or strap 0 similar to that a fixed to the back falling pillar 0.

connected at e at a point near the upper part of back falling pillarof is a stay e which ex;tehds downwardly. and vrearwardly i car body a'and is piv= at an angle to the I otally connected thereto at e is provided with a butt joint which requires to be broken'orderflto collapse the hood. .Theupper end of this jointed stay a at its pointof'connection 6 with the back falling pillar 'c', is provided and thisstaye with an adjustable crank oroflset e, which is by'a link 0?, pivotally connected ate with a rearwardly' projecting offset 6 from the rear" section --In'the, case ofan outside jointed stayv e b of the longhorizontal stay. thecrank ef' takesjthe form of a threaded revolub'le'propor axis e mounted in a long bearings lar c and extending to the; outside of the hood and whichprop or axis "e is fixed with the. jointed lrearwardly extending y I The back falling pillar-c" carries a' hoop stick a and another or rearwardly extending hoop stick 0 ispivoted at c to the lower part ,of-the back falling pillar c, On

" lifting the front section 6* of the long hori-v zontal stay the front and back falling pil- 0 and the various stays and hoop sticks will, as shown at Figs. 6 and 7, fold one upon the other so that the hood assumes 1 a'n'eat and compact form when completely 'sanie time turns the rear jointed stay e upon collapsed. The rearward motion which is thus imparted to the after section b of the long horizontal stay through the link e and crank e of the rear jointed stay a at the its axis 2 on the back falling pillar 0' and thus automatically breaks the joint a of said stay.

In erecting or extending the hood the reverse movement given to the long horizontal stayb 6*. extends the hood in the desired manner one person only being required to perform this work.v In order to assist in downwardly and rearpivotally connected By one end pivotally e ini-ts length of beingv manipulated ascertained the carried by the back falling. piltheir upper ends,

raising or extending thehood a rod f is pivotally connected at f by its lower end to a rearward offset f at the lower end of the back falling pillar '0 and the upper end of this rod f works through an eye 0 formed on an offset from the back falling pillar o while between the eye 0 and a shoulder f .on therod f near to the lower end thereof is provided a helical; spring f held slightly in oompression'which, by reason of the position ofthe pi vot f." at thelowerend of the f, Iis, 11 n the collapsing of the hood slightly; compressed so that on raising the hood the spring will assert itself and assist vthat action. I

In the example given at Figs. 8 and 9 is shown an arrangement where the rear- ,wardlyextending stay 6 is formed with an inside joint connection with the prop or "axis 6 and this case the crank e instead.

of being. a threaded bolt, as described. with respect tothe previous arrangement, is

formed on the up ier end of the rearwardly extending stay e ut in other respects the parts, and, their "action are identical with .thosehereinbefore' described. 1 v I hereinbefore' described a.

By the means convenient form ofhood is obtained having 7 ail-extended range adaptedto cover a car of the type referred to and which is capable by one person.

Having now and in what mannerthe same is to. be'performed I declare that what I claim is 1. In a carriage hood, and in combination, a car body formed with recesses therein, a,

pillars on each side of the I particularly described and. nature of the said invention of pillars and provided with'joints interme- 'diate their ends dividing said stays into two parts, the-outer end of the front portion of ;;;$sa1d stays being adapted tosupport the -rfront part of the cover, the back portion of said stays being secured to said pillars at wardly, foldable cover supports pivotally connected to said stays and arranged in ad- Vance of each of said extensions, links pivotally connecting the curved ends of each extension to the preceding foldable support, means for holding the entire device in an vertical extensions on said pillars having their upper ends curved forunfolded or extended position and allowing the same to fold or collapse, the said pillars, stays and supports being so arranged. as to be automatically set and moved to an un folded position in unison by the raising of said outer end of the front portion of said stays.

2. In a carriage hood, and in combination, a car body, pillars on each side of the body and pivotally secured thereto at their lower ends, a horizontal stay provided the pillars on each side of the car body and formed with a hinged joint intermediate its ends dividing said stay into front and rear portions, means plvotally connecting the upper ends of said pillars to said stays, a foldable cover support pivoted to said stays, means extending from said pillars and pivotally 1 connected with said foldable cover supports,

rearwardly jointed braces having their upper ends pivpillars and their otallv connected to said and downwardly extending lower ends pivotally connected to said body, adjustable cranks provided at the upper ends of said braces, ofii'sets secured to the 15 rear portions of said horizontal stays, and links connecting said'ofisets and said cranks.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY FREEMAN.

Witnesses C. MELBOURNE WHITE, C. H. WHITE. 

